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Brookmead School

Buckinghamshire, LU7 9EXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
82%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Applications / places
0.9×
Applications did not exceed published places
50 1st-choice / 53 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1179 of 13,686 nationally

About Brookmead School

Brookmead School is a state-funded primary school in Buckinghamshire, South East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 307 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 390.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (20 May 2025). 82% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. admissions data records 50 first-preference applications for 53 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressHigh Street, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, LU7 9EX
HeadteacherEsther Taylor
Local AuthorityBuckinghamshire
Number of Pupils307
Free School Meals (FSM)17.9%
School Capacity307 / 390 (79% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 May 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:35-08:10

After-school care

15:20-18:00

Source: brookmeadschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Brookmead School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.